A round-up of Phife Tributes

PHIFEToday hip-hop lost one of its most loved icons, Phife Dawg. There will without doubt be many tributes over the coming days, but here’s a round up of some of the best we’ve heard and read so far.

Kendrick Lamar, getting a stadium full of fans to chant Phife’s name. Watch here.

Remembering Phife Dawg, by our Editor Ben Pedroche, posted on HHGA.

Snippets of an interview with Q-Tip, released by J. Period:

 

This new joint from Mac Miller – 5 Foot Assassin: Larry Fisherman Tribute:

 

Mixes from Hellee Hooper, DJ Yoda and Unkut:

Unkut.

J Dilla – ‘King of Beats Vol. 2’

DILLA KING OF BEATS 2While we were all going nuts last week about the announcement of the lost vocal J Dilla record finally coming out soon, including dope joint The Introduction, Ma Dukes and Dilla’s estate also released the 2nd installment of the King of Beats instrumentals. You could argue that we’re almost reaching Dilla saturation point, but for now we’ll happily take in more goodness from our much-missed hero Jay Dee.